PITTSBURGH — UPDATE, 8/28: The body has been formally identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as 53-year-old Martin Boehm.
ORIGINAL: "It had to be so horrible. Nobody deserves that," said Marie Sotirake.
Sotirake told Channel 11 it’s still hard to believe what may have happened to her longtime neighbor right across the street from her house on Leolyn Street.
Body found inside burned down home 3 days after fire on Leolyn Street. Only Channel 11 is there talking to neighbors and learning about the victim #WPXI pic.twitter.com/3CnaerJfpV
— Damany (@DamanyWSOC9) August 21, 2018
Investigators, including a cadaver dog, were back on the scene Tuesday after fire marshals found a body at the home that caught fire Saturday.
Investigators told Channel 11 at the time three people lived at the home, including one woman who was taken to the hospital after jumping from the roof to escape the flames. But neighbors say one man was unaccounted for.
Pittsburgh Police: A cadaver dog found the body this afternoon. Neighbors believe it’s in an elderly man who is inside the house but never seen after the fire. Police tell us they can’t confirm if it is a man or woman. #WPXI pic.twitter.com/Ax6svymyo3
— Damany (@DamanyWSOC9) August 21, 2018
“No one ever said anything about the older man. What happened with the older man?” said a neighbor.
Only Channel 11 was there as crews located a body just after 2 p.m. Police say right now they can't identify the victim, but neighbors told us they have a strong feeling it’s their longtime neighbor.
“It makes me sad because the poor man didn't deserve this,” Sotirake said.
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